Kenya's Odinga to launch fifth bid for top job with president's backing

FILE PHOTO: Raila Odinga, Kenya's former Prime Minister and the African Union (AU) High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Nairobi, Kenya February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga launches his fifth bid for the presidency on Friday, this time with the support of his former foe President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Voters in East Africa's biggest economy are due to go to the polls in August but Kenyatta will not be on the ballot due to a constitutional term limit of two, five-year terms.